The purpose of this study is to describe the awareness of elementary school children about English phonemic and phonological features that might be gain through singing English songs in foreign language classes. The first author carried out activities ofsinging English songs that sung in Japanese were familiar to children for 5th and 6th graders. The analysis of lyrics and worksheets of children showed that the phonemes that Japanese language did not have, linking, reduction and assimilation were difficult for children to listen to and pronounce. In addition, some of 6th grade children mentioned that they did not have to pronounce all of letters or words and should just sing as they heard. On the other hand, it was not possible by this study to clarify the awareness and difficulties of children who did not need to write katakana or who could not represent what they heard in katakana on their worksheets with lyrics.
https://ror.org/01s7jxc19 
